Appetites: Why Women Want
The rules governing female appetite — for food, for sexual gratification, for recognition — are culturally constructed to regulate not only how women eat but also what women desire.
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Ultimately, we’re terrified by the idea of women eating, being hungry, and getting healthier, heavier and happier. This is a world where the boundaries between consumption and self-denial, power and passivity often trace the crude line dividing men and women.